10. Low profits,　　　　　 　high inflation, made many factories in the south close down.

A. combining with　 B. combined with　

C. combine with　　 D. to combine with

9. -How did you get the book?

-I　　　　 　it in an old bookstore on the Fourth Avenue.

A. took over　　 　 B. tried out 　　

C. got through　　　 D. came across

8. I’m afraid I can’t ；you will have to go to a hotel.

A. put you up 　B. take you up

C. give you up　 D. get you up

7. 　　　　　　alone with his homework all day, the child felt depressed and bad?tempered.

A. Leaving　 　　 B. Left 　　

C. To leave 　　 D. To be left

6. Reading 　　　　　the mind only with materials of knowledge； it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

A. furnishes　 B. instructs　

C. admits　 　D. quits

5.　　　　 　, the girl had to go home before 12 o?clock.

A. Forbidden to stay out after midnight　　　　

B. Forbidding to stay out after midnight

C. She was forbidden to stay out after midnight　

D. Since being forbidden to stay out after midnight

4.　　　 　, we should go out for a picnic.

A. It is sunny　 B. Since it being sunny　

C. It being sunny　 D. Being sunny

3. He has no idea how to 　　　　a business, so he?s decided to take a university course.

A. accomplish　　　 B. guarantee

C. regulate　　　　 D. run

2. I made out three figures moving back and forth　　　　　 　.

A. at the distance　 　 B. in the distance　

C. for some distance　 D. at distance